Privacy Nutrition Label Comprehension & Trust Survey
Measures how users interpret, evaluate, and act on app privacy nutrition labels using a concept-testing methodology with comprehension checks, trust and usefulness scales, and preference ranking. Suitable for UX researchers, privacy teams, and compliance professionals seeking to optimize label design.
Sample questions
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In the past 12 months, have you seen a privacy "nutrition label" (a summary panel showing what data an app or service collects) for any app, website, device, or service?
Where have you encountered a privacy label? Select all that apply.
<p>Please review the following fictional privacy label for "FitTrack," a health and fitness app.</p><p><strong>Data Collected:</strong></p><p>Precise location — Used for route tracking (retained up to 1 year)</p><p>Health & fitness data — Used for app functionality (retained until account deletion)</p><p>Usage analytics — Used for product improvement (retained up to 90 days)</p><p><strong>Data Shared with Third Parties:</strong></p><p>Usage analytics — Shared with analytics providers</p><p>Health & fitness data — Not shared</p><p>Contacts — Not collected</p><p><strong>Security:</strong> Data encrypted in transit and at rest.</p><p><strong>Controls:</strong> You can disable location tracking and delete your data at any time.</p><p>Please review this label carefully before continuing.</p>
Based on the sample label you just reviewed, does FitTrack collect precise location data?
Overall, how useful would this style of privacy label be when deciding whether to use an app?
Rank the following label elements by how important they are to you when deciding whether to use an app (drag to reorder; top = most important).
What, if anything, would make privacy labels more useful or easier to understand?
What is your age?
Thank you for completing this survey. Your feedback will help improve how privacy information is designed and communicated to users like you.
When choosing apps or devices in the past 3 months, how often did you notice privacy labels?
According to the sample label, how long are usage analytics data retained?
How easy or difficult was the sample privacy label to understand?
Realistically, how much time would you spend reading a privacy label before installing an app?
Based on your responses in this survey, please share any additional thoughts or feelings about privacy labels and how they influence your decisions.
Which best describes your gender?
After reading a privacy label, which actions have you taken? Select all that apply.
According to the sample label, are your contacts shared with third parties?
If a product displays this kind of privacy label, how would it affect your trust in that product?
Where do you think privacy labels should appear? Select all that apply.
We'd like to explore your thoughts on privacy labels in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions about your experiences and opinions.
If you selected 'Prefer to self-describe,' please share your gender identity (optional):
How likely would you be to choose an app that displays a privacy label like this over one that does not?
In which region do you currently live?
What is the highest level of education you have completed?
What is your current employment status?
What’s included
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